Mars Hill High School Explained

Mars Hill High School
Location:734 Bailey St., Mars Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.835°N -82.5525°W
Built:-1938
Architect:Alexander, S. Grant & Assoc.
Builder:Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Architecture:Rustic Revival
Added:September 7, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:05000962

Mars Hill High School, also known as Mars Hill School and Mars Hill Elementary School, is a historic high school building located at Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina. It was built between 1936 and 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and is a one-story native stone building in the WPA Rustic style. It consists of two sections: a rear-facing L-shaped classroom block and a gymnasium wing Mars Hill High School continued to serve the community as a high school until a new high school was built in 1973. The building housed middle and elementary school students until 2001.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

The building is currently undergoing renovations to become resident apartments.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clay Griffith. Mars Hill High School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 2005. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.
  2. Web site: Moon. Paul. Rock Building project rolls forward, bringing new apartments to Mars Hill. 2020-07-18. The Asheville Citizen Times. en-US.